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I have discovered r/trains, and it is bringing joy into the chaos that is the last few weeks of the semester.

I have just learned that there is an Etsy shop dedicated ENTIRELY to producing and selling magnets in the shape of trains and subway cars, and it’s restoring some faith in the internet.

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